Today’s Gospel seems to be an odd choice for today’s feast. We are celebrating Mary’s resurrection and ascension; and yet we hear about Martha and a very different Mary. Martha...
A Christmas Homily You’ve just heard that there were in the same country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by night. Don’t let this mystery pass...
Feast of the Purification of the Blessed Virgin MaryLuke 2.22-32 The old man was not dying. But he was old. And he was realistic. And so he lived as St...
Sunday after the EpiphanyLuke 2.42-52 Perhaps you could blame the Holy Mother for losing the Son of God. But Jesus was not lost. Neither was He trying to get some...
The episode about the Magi visiting the infant God in our flesh is more about us, than the songs of the angels and the visit of the shepherds that we...
Our Lord’s grace, His gifts to us for our well-being, His compassion and goodness—all of that includes His authority. That’s part of the daily bread that we petition from Our...
Everyone in black. Precise movements. Dignity by both clergy and the people present. All the women in hats (of one sort or another). No one looking at a phone. Everyone...
On the day the temple in Jerusalem was dedicated, when King Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven to consume the innumerable sheep and oxen offered in sacrifice, and...
The Feast has two different names. It’s the same feast, just with two different names. Some call it “The Dormition of the Theotokos” and some call it “The Assumption of...
St Michael Orthodox Church is pleased to offer a Master Class in Iconography by Dom Joseph-Marie, an Orthodox monk specializing in early Roman iconography. The Master Class will offer students...
The theme “Walking with Jesus: Reflections on the Via Dolorosa” will be the basis for the annual Lenten Retreat on April 13 at St Michael Orthodox Church. The Very Reverend...
Today is the Feast of the Holy Spirit. This is the day when the Holy Spirit wrote the 10 commandments on tables of stone after the children of Israel came...
This year's midnight Mass begins at 11 p.m. Those who wish to join in the liturgy and hymns are encouraged to use a digital device (tablet, iPad, Kindle) since the...
The Feast of the Ascension of Our Lord Jesus Christ will be celebrated at St Michael’s this Thursday, June 2, with Mass at 7 p.m. Rosary will precede the Mass...
His Grace Bishop John, the bishop of the Western Rite Vicariate, will visit St Michael’s on the weekend of September 25-26. During His Grace’s visit, he will ordain a new...
Every Saturday in Lent we will have a Holy Hour beginning at 4:00 p.m. followed by Vespers and Benediction at 5:00 p.m. Holy Hour is a time of meditation and prayer...